All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in November 2010

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    Help shape the contents of our next issue

    2010-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - The 17th edition of Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International, which should be landing on your desks over the next few days, delivers a comprehensive update of the latest developments in the over dimensional cargo business.

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    CP Rail breaks its own record in heavy weight shipments

    2010-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - CP Rail has undertaken the heaviest direct single-line rail cargo in the history of the railway with the movement of two 300 tonne transformers moved from Europe to Lethbridge, Alberta.

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    Scan Brasil to be auctioned

    2010-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Advertisements placed in the specialist shipping media indicate that Scanscot Shipping's Scan Brasil which is currently under arrest in Durban Harbour will be sold by means of a judicial public auction.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service appoints new Asia Pacific sales director

    2010-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Effective December 1, Sean Neilan assumes that role of sales director for Wilhelmsen Ships Service's Asia Pacific region.

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    American Commercial Lines' fate in shareholders hands

    2010-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Platinum Equity seems to be a step closer to finishing its acquisition of US barge operator American Commercial Lines Inc.

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    American Commercial Lines' fate in shareholders hands

    2010-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Platinum Equity seems to be a step closer to finishing its acquisition of US barge operator American Commercial Lines Inc.

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    Hamburg leads the way in German trade with India

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - The Port of Hamburg says that it is emerging as one of the winners from India's rapid economic growth.

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    D'Alessandro joins GPLN in Tunisia

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - The D'Alessandro Group of Companies has joined the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) as its representative in Tunisia.

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    Blue Water Shipping wins FPSO logistics work

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Blue Water Shipping as been selected as the project freight forwarder to provide all logistics activities in connection with SBM Offshore's turnkey Cidade de Paraty Floating Storage, Production and Off-loading (FPSO) project.

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    Young freight forwarder of the year winner announced

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Philipp Kueffner, a 23-year-old shipping and forwarding agent with Karl Gross Internationale Speditions of Bremen, Germany, has won the twelfth annual Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award. The award was presented recently

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    Alliance for United Nordic and Keystone Logistic

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Effective January 1, 2011, Denmark's United Nordic Shipping and Singapore's Keystone Logistic Services will enter into an alliance to be called UNS (Asia) covering commercial and operational activities in the Asia, India and Oceanic regions.

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    Air Charter Ltd unveils new look

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - A brand new look and feel for UK air charter company, Air Charter Ltd, is set to unveiled, led by a website redesign and updated branding which includes a new logo, website and corporate identity, giving Air Charter a fresh and contemporary

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    Turkish investment for CMA CGM

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - CMA CGM shareholders and the YILDIRIM Group of Turkey have reached an agreement which enables CMA CGM to strengthen its equity base and secure the financing of its investment plan.

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    Belgium's largest wind power project seeks partner

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - Antwerp Port Authority and the Left Bank Corporation are seeking a partner to build a wind farm on the left bank of the River Scheldt.

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    Air Charter Service assists Haiti's cholera response

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - Air Charter Service's offices worldwide have flown a number of charters to Haiti following the recent outbreak of cholera.

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    PIL adds ships to West Africa multi-purpose service

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - Pacific International Lines (PIL) has confirmed reports that it has introduced four 17,500-dwt vessels, acquired secondhand from Schoeller Holdings of Germany, to the multi purpose service that it reintroduced earlier this year in the trade

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    Successful crane test for SAL newbuilding

    2010-11-25T00:00:00Z

    November 25 - In Hamburg, crane tests have been successful on the first of two newbuildings commissioned by Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land (SAL).

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    Orbital Sciences ships Taurus II booster cores via Wilmington

    2010-11-25T00:00:00Z

    November 25 - The Port of Wilmington has handled the first of six to twelve first-stage core structures for the TaurusR II rocket that is being developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation.

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    Demag Cranes subsidiary receives award for innovative technology

    2010-11-25T00:00:00Z

    November 25 - Demag Cranes has been awarded a prize for exceptional innovative development by International Bulk Journal (IBJ).

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    Project cargo training reminder

    2010-11-24T00:00:00Z

    November 24 - Project forwarders can kick-start their employees' professional development next year by registering them for the Certificate of Achievement in Project Cargo Management training course in Singapore from January 27-28, says the course develop